They are a marvel of engineering. Their function is purposeful yet poetic. And they have inspired musicians, painters, and writers for centuries. Beyond the sheer practicality of crossing ravines and water, and getting from point A to point B, bridges, perhaps more so than any other type of structure, spark romance. No matter the type of bridge -- suspension or swinging, or a fallen tree over a river -- the act of crossing it forces you to pay attention to where you are, and where you are going. A bridge takes you on a journey."Bridges make possible something that is seemingly impossible," says Richard L Cleary, a professor of architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, and the author of Bridges, a study of American structures. But a bridge that connects two continents, like the Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey? Now who would have thought that was possible?
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